a little disappointed

so I submitted my request for time off in September to go do my sprint triathalon and it was denied. 6 months ahead of time! to say I was disappointed is an understatement, but what am I supposed to do? I can't just take time off without pay, so I will suck it up and wait until next year I guess. I have emailed the girl that handles our requests off with a list of weekends that I would be interested in having off just to see if any of those weekends are available to take off. I guess when she gets back to me I can look and see if there are any sprint triathalons that match up.  I did get the night before the mini triathalon off, so that is nice.

I've been slacking at the gym lately. not really slacking but I have a hard time going to the gym when. my husband is at home (he is out of town for work a few days a week). I feel like I would rather spend time with him than to go to the gym. sometimes we do exercise together, taking the dog and the baby jogging stroller and switching off when the baby gets too heavy to push anymore. but our exercise routines are so different that it makes it hard to really do that together. I am doing couch to 5k again (I've done the program quite a few times) and he would rather just go for a quick jog maybe 15-20 minutes (no walk breaks, just jog)... I can usually hang with him and do the run but it just feels like it messes up my routine. last year I worked out with a friend and 4-5 days a week we would do one of the weeks (5 warm up, 5 jog/3 walk three times, 5 cool down) twice in a row... so we'd usually get about 4.7-5 miles in an hour while pushing our tots who were 12-18 months at the time. that was nice and I always felt pretty worn out afterwards but now she's expecting baby number 2 and isn't working out like that anymore.  I'm a pretty social exerciser, that's why I enjoy my classes at the gym. usually there is the same small group of moms that go to the classes I go to every week and it is nice. our kids vary in age (my 21 month old is the youngest and I believe one girl has a 12 year old), but it is nice to have someone to talk with before and after class. it holds us accountable too.

anyway, my point really is that while I'm disappointed that I don't really have a "goal" to work for now that my triathalon has been yanked from under me, I still enjoy exercising and beig active... I just have to find the right motivation to get out there and get it done!